Braid creator Jonathan Blow working on RPG

Overpriced? Get real, best $15 worth of entertainment I had last year.

@DukeFett:

That's what Soulja Boy said.

agreed. Braid was an excellent game, but the writing didn't quite stack up to the rest of the package.

"since Braid is just a Mario clone on crack."

Spoken like someone who didn't understand/play the game at all. Or, maybe I'm wrong? Tell me again which Mario game it's a clone of? Which was the Mario game that was a straightforward puzzle game with platformer controls? I missed that one...

what the hell are you on about? did you even play Braid? GTFO

Ok, let's see aside from adding a new "gameplay" enhancement (time manipulation) and a "handdrawn" art style, it's basically a clone of pretty much any sidescoller Mario.

The bad guys that I saw looked like Goombas and Bullet Bills, there's the little "Princess is in another castle" bit at the end of the level, your character runs and jumps, much like Mario (of course, there's the time manipulation, so one distinct difference), even some of the level names are taken from Mario's legacy, such as Jumpman.

Obviously if you don't see that Braid is a clone of Mario, you haven't played any Mario sidescrollers.

But the most important thing is, I didn't say that being a Mario clone was a bad thing, if you're going to try and be a great sidescroller, may as well emulate the best there is (Mario). Also, I wasn't trying to be overally critical of Jon Blow, he obviously created a large fan following for his one game, so props to him.

Now, I should also say to AoE, that every sidescrolling Mario offers puzzle elements... but like you said, you probably just missed it.

And to themissing, well, you're just a troll, so whatev.

So... you haven't played it then. Or rather, by your logic, if we distill it down to it's simplest point... really the Mario Titles are just a ripoff of Moon Patrol, the first game to feature parallax scrolling. I mean they may have added a few features, but really that's all they are at the end of the day. Do you see the flaw in your logic yet? At the very least, even if you don't see a flaw in the logic, there is a flaw in your conclusion... which is that Mario was not the first platformer.

Here's the deal dude, every single thing in human existence is built upon previous achievements/knowledge. The bits of Braid that you dismiss prove that you never really played the game (farting around in it for half an hour doesn't count, solving at least a few of the puzzles from each and every level does); more importantly though, those bits that you dismiss are the core, the bulk of the gameplay; not to mention the VERY bits that make it such a distinct game!

Calling Braid a sidescroller is like calling OutRun 2 a racing game. Yes, I realize it LOOKS like a platformer, and it even controls like one... but it's a puzzle game. Additionally, and again if you'd taken the time to really play the game you'd know this, the allusions to Mario in the story (the princess is in another castle) are intentional, because the main character is in fact a gamer; the game itself is a metaphor.

no, the truth is he HASN'T played braid, just the demo. the first level in not a good assessor for the game. later levels introduce more complex game mechanics and shit.

You guys aren't very bright. I said, in my original post, that I wouldn't invest money in Braid unless the price drops... that pretty much sums up the fact that, beyond the demo, I haven't played it. My opinions are based on the demo. Is that really too difficult to understand?

And besides, my point for the post was to point out the fact that even Jonathan Blow admits to making clones of games (in his case, a clone of Pac Man) and I made the observation, that Braid is a Mario clone. Anyone with half a brain can see the obvious similarities between a Mario game and Braid. AoE does make a valid point about how that could apply to pretty much else.

And that's why you're a moron! =D


"Oh. You run and jump. It must be a clone of every other game out there! The entire detail of this game is to run and jump to the next level!"

WRONG. The entire point of this game is to understand a bond that isn't meant to be. This game is so far complex compared to Mario it's not even funny. The puzzles of this game are amazing, and that is what seperates it from Mario.

Mario's objective:

Run and jump to the end of the level to find a princess.


Braid's objective:

Collect pieces of his memories to understand the meaning to why he is doing this and if it is meant to be.


Alex.. there is really no way to understand Braid and accept the fact that it is more than a Mario clone unless you play the entire game from the start to finish. Platforming is a simple genre of gaming that can not be considered copying. J. Blow put references to Mario because it would be a reminiscent of how games of this genre have evolved.

Actually the most brillinat thing about Braid is how it reveals trolls who never played it on discussion threads.

LOL.

No kidding.

Take all the hours you played it and then replayed it.
Add in all the satisfaction after completing a puzzle on your own.
Add in the real beauty of the game, its unique presentation, and a simple new mechanic (spun 6 different ways).
And you've got a real great game.
Divide all that by 15$ and you're spending maybe a dime for an hour's worth of solid entertainment.